Politico's Roger Simon: Perry Being Racist Helps Him In A GOP Primary (video)

RealClearPolitics ^ | October 30, 2011 | RealClearPolitics

[i88schwartz]

"Can I say one thing about the birther issue? It's not a fun issue to poke somebody on. It is more than a little bit racist. It grew -- not everyone who believes it is a racist, but it grew out of the belief that a black man could not be legitimately elected to the President of the United States. Now why would Perry use that in the primaries instead of saving it for the general when he's running against President Obama? Well, it's because being extreme perhaps and, a little bit racist perhaps, gives you good bonafides in a Republican primary. It shows them you're on the same side as they are," Politico's Roger Simon said on CNN's "Reliable Sources."

[Maceman]

Liberal commentators are soooo clueless. The earth is shifting beneath their feet and they don’t even know it.

[NoLibZone]

I have never heard or read anything in which Roger Simon says that pedophilia is wrong.

[pasr]

Everything is racist if your Republican or conservator.You brand racism to somebody or group daily it has an effect.Politics is built on perceptions. Look at the tea party a vast majority of conservatives think the racism charge is absurd. They (Democrats)don't say that for those folks they say it to those who pay half attention or less. Do you want to be a part of a group that racist? The less informed hence go to the Democrats.It works for them that's why they use it all the time.

[onyx]

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[TigersEye]

They’re not clueless. They are disgusting scumbags who purposely lie to create dissension. They are mentally ill.